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elements
“be kind to thee—The,”
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, iii. 2.
40.
“Seems to mean, ‘May the different elements of the
body, or principles of life, maintain such proportion and harmony as may keep you
cheerful’”
(JOHNSON)
.
“‘The elements be kind to
thee’ (that is, the elements of air and water). Surely this expression means
no more than ‘I wish you a good voyage.’ Octavia was going to sail with
Antony from Rome to Athens”
(HOLT WHITE)
.